CultureEssayEtymologyJapanese traditionKanjiScienceUncorrected Toru Feb 11, 2018Jan 02, 2024 change, etymology, heart, Japanese, kokoro, language, mind, onomatopoeia, organ, theory Kokoro (心 – Heart) Kokoro 心 One’s mind, that would be basis of human feelings, knowledge, or intention, is called 心 (kokoro) in Japanese. Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyJapanese traditionKanjiUncorrected Toru Feb 10, 2018Jan 02, 2024 etymology, explanation, human, Japanese drama, kanji, Kinpachi-sensei, person, sideways, theory 人 (Hito – Person) Today I’d like to talk about the Kanji: 人 (hito), which means “person” or “human.” 人 In the famous Japanese Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyFoodJapanese traditionKanjiSlangUncorrected Toru Nov 16, 2017Jan 03, 2024 eating, extension, kanji, middle of the night, nabe, night, one pot dish, theory, work, yonabe Yonabe (夜なべ – Nightwork) Yonabe 夜なべ Now I’m doing my work, which is called “yonabe” (夜なべ). 私は今、「夜なべ」しています。 “Yonabe” means a work that is done Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiOnomatopoeiaSlangUncorrected Toru Aug 22, 2017Jan 03, 2024 Edo period, etymology, guess, irresponsible, Japanese, personifying, prospect, random guess, suffix, theory Atezuppou (当てずっぽう – Random Guess) If you do or say something irresponsible with no basis, you will be told “atezuppou” (当てずっぽう) in Japanese. 当てずっぽう “Atezuppou” Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiOnomatopoeiaUncorrected Toru Aug 10, 2017Jan 03, 2024 adverb, drowsiness, etymology, fall asleep, onomatopoeia, progresses, sleep, theory, utatane, uto uto Utatane (うたた寝 – Doze/Nap) Utatane うたた寝 Recently I often become a state of “utatane” (うたた寝). 私は最近よく「うたた寝」をします。 “Utatane” means to be about to fall asleep Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyFoodJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru May 17, 2017Jan 04, 2024 alcohol, beverages, etymology, fluffy, Japanese, osake, polite prefix, rice wine, sake, theory Sake Today I would like to talk about the Japanese word “sake.” 酒 “Sake” is a generic term for beverages that Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyFoodIdiomJapanese traditionProverbUncorrected Toru Aug 01, 2016Jan 06, 2024 botamochi, Japanese cake, ohagi, rice cake, season, sweet bean paste, tana kara botamochi, tanabota, theory, traditional Botamochi Today, I will talk about a traditional Japanese cake called botamochi. ぼたもち Botamochi is a rice cake wrapped in sweet Read More